It is necessary to double support for Ukraine – UK foreign secretary

According to Ukrinform, the text of the foreign secretary’s speech was published on the British government’s website.

“We’ve got to double down on our support for Ukraine. And we must also follow through on the unity shown in the crisis. We must reboot, recast and remodel our approach. The war in Ukraine is our war – it is everyone’s war because Ukraine’s victory is a strategic imperative for all of us,” she said.

The UK foreign secretary also said that Britain and other Western countries should provide warplanes to Ukraine.

“Heavy weapons, tanks, aeroplanes – digging deep into our inventories, ramping up production. We need to do all of this. Our sanctions have already seen Russia facing its first external debt default for a century. We need to go further. There must be nowhere for Putin to fund this appalling war. That means cutting off oil and gas imports once and for all,” she said.

At the same time, she noted that support to the Ukrainian people should be also delivered.

“It means helping refugees, it means delivery of food, medicine, and other essentials, and it means keeping the economy afloat,” Truss said.

She also called for holding the Putin regime to account for the appalling crimes that have been committed.

“And, when the guns finally fall silent in Ukraine, it means making sure Kyiv has the resources it needs to maintain security, deter further attacks, and rebuild,” Truss said.

On February 24, Russia launched a new phase of its eight-year war against Ukraine – a full-scale invasion. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure facilities, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.